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Kigelia africana
Sausage tree
As recorded: Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Bignoniaceae
- Collected by
- Henrickson, J.S.
- Collector number
- 3966
- Date
- July 26, 1969
- Locality
- Honolulu; cultivated at University of Hawaii Manoa Campus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 91 m
- Identified by
- Gentry, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 26, 1969, Henrickson, J.S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Kigelia africana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-12.
2026-02-12
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) ksmmtm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) friendlyghosty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) friendlyghosty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kigelia africana. BISH 35922. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956566022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/35922.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956566022 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026